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Find the total number of ores in which the roasting process is used in the metallurgy of the corresponding metal: galena, haematite, calamine, cinnabar, horn silver, limestone

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Roasting process:- In the metallurgical process of roasting, the ore is heated below its melting point in the presence of extra air and transformed into its oxide. While roasting is a technique used to transform sulfide ores, calcination is mostly used to oxidize carbonates.

The roasting process is used in the metallurgy of the following metals:

galena PbS

haematite  Fe2O3

zinc blende ZnS

cinnabar HgS

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